“The math is not mathing”: How AI bubble fears are changing Canadian VCs’ investment approach
Leaders from Wittington, McRock, and IRV clash on whether AI is a bubble, but agree some things do not add up.
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Ottawa plans to spin off federal semiconductor facility into “commercial entity”
The NRC’s Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre is the only facility of its kind in North America.
Biopharma giant Sanofi to grow Toronto presence with expanded AI centre
French company says $294-million investment will create 50 new jobs.
Q&A: Why the threat of Anthropic’s Mythos demonstrates the need for sovereign AI
CIRA VP Jon Ferguson on how the Project Glasswing preview could leave Canadian firms out in the cold.
Plum acquired by US-based Phenom to reduce bad hires in the age of AI
Phenom expands into Canada with its third acquisition this year.
AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton says we must convince AI that it’s our mother
Hinton says making AIs care more about us than themselves could keep them from wiping out humanity.
Meet the BetaKit Most Ambitious: Town Hall full speaker lineup
Cameron Bailey, Olivia Chow, Eliot Pence, and more join BetaKit’s marquee Toronto Tech Week opener.
Cohere buys naming rights to Ottawa’s former EY Centre
Partnership will take effect on May 1 with rebranding rolling out in the coming weeks.
AI developers not meeting the needs of LGBTQ+ users, report suggests
Industry group says some survey responses from AI developers were malicious, hateful, and homophobic.
Q&A: Kepler’s CEO on Canada’s space ambitions and the best Toronto Tech Week eats
Mina Mitry talks launching the world’s first optical relay satellite network ahead of Toronto Tech Week appearance.
Koho users can now buy, hold, and manage crypto
Toronto FinTech aims to lower crypto’s barrier to entry through a partnership with exchange Ndax.
Appetronix cooks up bigger robotic kitchen ambitions with Cibotica acquisition
Company says deal will support expansion beyond pizza-making robots into more cuisines.
Canadian Robotics Council creates committee to boost investment in domestic robots
Founding members include BDC, Garage, Inovia, RBC, Two Small Fish, and Version One.
Serenity Power announces $1 million pre-seed investment
Led by Avatar Ventures, funding will aid in prototyping and expansion.
AI ethical concerns roughly as important to Canadians as economic growth, analysis shows
We analyzed the more than 11,300 submissions informing feds’ AI strategy.